Girls' name · since 2014
Pauleth
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Pauleth, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
85 babies have been named Pauleth since 2014, making it today's #10755 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pauleth recorded 85 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #10755 nationally today, ahead of 38% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #28,999 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,755 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 85 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pauleth ranks #28,999 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,755 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 85 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #28,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pauleth's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pauleth compares
85 22nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pauleth's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pauleth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pauleth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pauleth's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pauleth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Pauleth by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Pauleth's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Pauleth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (76% of all-time use).
Pauleth by state
Where Pauleth concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 18.8% |
16 of 85 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Pauleths (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pauleth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pauleth draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.